2021 Best Computer Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students
94Colleges
12,226Bachelor's Degrees
$36,694Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Computer Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Computer Engineering is the #41st most popular major in the country with 12,226 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>.
This year's Best Computer Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking analyzed 94 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in ce. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer engineering programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer engineering program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best CE Schools for Non-Traditional Students list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Milwaukee School of Engineering tops the 2021 list of our schools in the United States that are best for non-traditional computer engineering students. MSOE is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee. MSOE did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering list.
About 1.1% of MSOE students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 211 students at MSOE that take at least one class online. 181 of MSOE students are attending part time.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Northeastern University. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Northeastern has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering ranking.
About 0.5% of Northeastern students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 7,987 students take at least one class online at Northeastern. 1,267 students are part time.
San Jose State University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.
About 0.9% of San Jose State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 19,939 students at San Jose State that take at least one class online. 9,800 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize New Jersey Institute of Technology as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Newark, NJIT is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, NJIT is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering list.
About 0.7% of NJIT students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,018 students at NJIT that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,015 part time students in attendance at NJIT.
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor. As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.2%. There are approximately 15,737 students at U-M that take at least one class online. 3,568 students are part time.
Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best computer engineering schools for non-traditional students. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, RIT has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 9,961 students at RIT that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,867 part time students in attendance at RIT.
Missouri University of Science and Technology earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Missouri University of Science and Technology has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering ranking.
About 0.8% of Missouri University of Science and Technology students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,726 students take at least one class online at Missouri University of Science and Technology. 1,272 students are part time.
The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia Tech, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering ranking.
About 0.4% of Georgia Tech students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 19,058 students at Georgia Tech are exclusively online. 21,273 of Georgia Tech students are attending part time.
The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Texas A&M University - College Station. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population. Texas A&M College Station also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
About 0.6% of Texas A&M College Station students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 24,343 students at Texas A&M College Station that take at least one class online. 9,943 students are part time.
Virginia Tech earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Virginia Tech has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering ranking.
About 0.5% of Virginia Tech students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 19,796 students at Virginia Tech that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,831 part time students in attendance at Virginia Tech.
The #11 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Iowa State University. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Iowa State also is in the top 15% of our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering ranking.
About 0.7% of Iowa State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 14,911 students take at least one class online at Iowa State. 3,155 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Virginia - Main Campus as the #12 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population. University of Virginia also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
The student loan default rate at University of Virginia is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,175 students take at least one class online at University of Virginia. 2,758 students are part time.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus earned the #13 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, UW Seattle is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 8,815 students at UW Seattle that take at least one class online. 9,705 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize North Carolina State University as the #14 school in this year's rankings. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh. NC State excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. Approximately 14,604 students take at least one class online at NC State. About 7,732 of the students at NC State are attending part time.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Computer Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students award.
Computer Engineering Related Non-Traditional Student Rankings by Major
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.
References
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).